Peaches

• 04-12-2008 2:07 PM

  tiffy Joined on 09-10-2007 Tacoma, Wa. Posts 1,623 Points 130	Peaches Reply Contact  Shes licking the fur right off her legs. Can cats be OCD about grooming themselves?
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• 04-12-2008 11:26 PM

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  Thalie Joined on 01-01-2007 Louisiana Posts 1,041 Points 115	Re: Peaches Reply Contact I do not know much about cats but I have found this for you : http://www.vin.com/VINDBPub/SearchPB/Proceedings/PR05000/PR00026.htm I hope it helps and you find a solution to help Peaches overcome this. Nathalie & the Monstresses
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• 04-13-2008 6:19 PM

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  erica1989 Joined on 02-21-2007 Clearwater, Florida Posts 2,740 Points 260	Re: Peaches Reply Contact very much so - we call it simply 'over-grooming'.
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• 04-13-2008 7:27 PM

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  tiffy Joined on 09-10-2007 Tacoma, Wa. Posts 1,623 Points 130	Re: Peaches Reply Contact  What should i do about over-grooming? Is it a form of anxiety?
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• 04-13-2008 8:46 PM

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  erica1989 Joined on 02-21-2007 Clearwater, Florida Posts 2,740 Points 260	Re: Peaches Reply Contact Yes, you will find that a lot of cats overgroom when highly stressed - anxiety. Has anything in the cats environment changed? If not... I would get him over to a vet to make sure that everything is ok with him and that there is not an underlying problem causing the overgrooming. You'll find that once the stressor is eliminated, the hair will grow back.
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• 04-15-2008 12:31 PM

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  Calinisima Joined on 12-05-2007 AB-Canada Posts 1,195 Points 235	Re: Peaches Reply Contact My cat Luke does the same. He has his front legs bold and sometimes he gets his belly bold too. Poor thing gets very stressed!! What I do is to try to eliminate the stressor or give him more distracctions around. So he forgets he was unhappy and the hair grows back. Sometimes I give him Rescue Remedy... because he gets aggresive.
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• 04-15-2008 4:15 PM

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  erica1989 Joined on 02-21-2007 Clearwater, Florida Posts 2,740 Points 260	Re: Peaches Reply Contact I totally forgot about the rescue remedy! There is also a Feline appeasing hormone out there too - I had some when I had a litter of very nasty ferals.... it really helped. I'd have to look and find the bottle to see what it was called. It's made by the same company that does the DAP stuff
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